Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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Russians destroy shrine to Steve Jobs

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:21 AM PST

Church fireThe Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's attempts to spread the worship of its founder Steve Jobs has fallen foul of Russia's backward homophobia.

This week Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the badly kept secret that he was gay, and while that was well received in most of the world it has created a backlash in Russia. more»

Google is too grown up to “do no evil”

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:21 AM PST

 darth-vaderGoogle thinks that it has matured as a company and it no longer needs its "do no evil" mantra.

Google's chief executive Larry Page said that the company needs a new statement about its corporate ambitions but denies that he has joined the dark side. more»

Intel releases Core M for OEMs

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:20 AM PST

bendIntel has hit the market with a range of faster Core M chips which are hitting the shops just a few months after its first Core M lineup was announced.

Intel has added four more Core M's to its list. Like the launch chips, these four are dual-core designs that support HyperThreading. more»

Xiaomi gets into TV content

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:19 AM PST

tv58China’s Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer, is stepping sideways and getting into television.

Writing in its official Weibo microblog the company said it will invest $1 billion in building television content.

The big idea is that providing TV content will help enrich the company’s content and becoming a ‘leading bellwether for the industry.'

Details of the move are sketchy at the moment, but Xiaomi is entering a rocky sea where many leading bellwethers, including Microsoft, Intel and Apple have run aground. more»

IBM reshuffles its deck

Posted: 04 Nov 2014 03:17 AM PST

vov24k_mediumIBM has reshuffled its senior management in a bid to turn around the outfit's flagging fortunes.

Martin Jetter, who was credited with fixing Biggish Blue's  Japanese operation has been shifted to senior vice president and head of its global technology services unit. more»

Smart light bulbs strike a light

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:14 AM PST

lightsonLight bulbs using LED technology that know where they are and can be programmed are still in an early stage of development.

But that is about to change, said ABI Research – suggesting that while shipments were less than 2.5 million units in 2013, by 2020 the installed base is likely to be over 400 million. more»

Public IT cloud service spending to soar

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:04 AM PST

Clouds in Oxford: pic Mike MageeBy 2018, spending on public IT cloud services is set to be worth $127 billion.

That's according to research from IDC, which indicates a five year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8 percent – six times the rate for the IT market overall. more»

Digital marketing budgets set to grow

Posted: 03 Nov 2014 07:57 AM PST

shut-up-and-take-my-moneyIt looks like firms will spend more on digital marketing than ever before.

That's according to research company Gartner that said digital marketing budgets will rise by eight percent in 2015.

Gartner surveyed 315 firms in the UK, Canada and the USA from all types of sectors including high tech, manufacturing, media, retail, financial services and hospitality. more»

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